Partnering Tradition and High-Tech: Online Forms in Agriculture
Agriculture is a hands-on industry, but it interfaces with many other industries as well as with government agencies. Nobody has time for cumbersome bureaucracy, especially the farmer whose days are filled with the countless tasks and processes involved with operating a farm. Agriculture online forms have taken some of the burden off of agricultural professionals […]
Banish Workflow Inefficiencies by Taking These 4 Steps
Business inefficiencies can slow growth and cost money. Many businesses turn to automated workflows to increase efficiency and help prevent errors that can more easily enter into old-fashioned, manual workflows. While automated workflows are more efficient and accurate than manual ones, they sometimes have their own inefficiencies that prevent them from operating faster, which can […]
How to Handle Pushback When Implementing Automated Workflows
Most people long for technologies that would make their day-to-day work faster and easier, yet when someone actually proposes such technologies, they may balk. New ways of doing things are unsettling, because there are so many questions. Will the system make sense? Will jobs be in jeopardy because of automation? Who will people ask for […]
Proof-of-Concept to Everyday Use: How Workflows Make the Transition
Rarely do workflows go seamlessly from concept to everyday use, because it’s impossible to foresee all possible problems at the beginning. Making the transition from idea to regular use can go more smoothly if workflow design is done in stages, starting with proof of concept, proceeding to a small pilot project, followed by training, practice, […]
Does Your Workflow Software Support Outstanding Workflow Management?
A workflow is a sequence of steps through which work passes as it goes from initiation to conclusion. Automated workflows are those where some or all of those steps are automated. If the purpose of a workflow is to achieve a result or complete some process, then the purpose of workflow management is to achieve […]
Electronic Checklist: A Great Starting Point for Workflow Software
Few tools help more people maintain more motivation to reach goals than the simple checklist. While big goals are necessary, they can feel overwhelming at times. Checklists help us break down the tasks that get us closer to our big goals and check off our progress as we go. In fact, the simple act of […]
Don’t Forget the ‘Three P’s’ When Upgrading Workflow Technology
It’s easy to get tunnel vision when it’s time to upgrade workflow technology. For example, if your network is too slow, you want to upgrade it so it’s fast enough and has sufficient bandwidth that it won’t bog down. If it’s time to replace the additive technology machines you bought a couple of years back, […]
7 Features Your Workflow Automation Software Must Have
The day your business starts using workflow automation software is a transformative day. When you choose the right workflow software solution for your needs, you can expect powerful results, such as near-elimination of paper-based forms and significantly faster new employee onboarding. Of course, the right choice of workflow software will have flexibility enough so that […]
Productivity & Efficiency: The Right Workflow Software Improves Both
Business success depends on both productivity and efficiency. The two concepts are similar and are sometimes confused for one another, but they’re not the same. Productivity is about output during a defined time period. Say that last week you produced 100 units of work, but this week you produced 110. That means your productivity went […]
How Online Forms and Automated Workflows Help with Market Research
Smaller and newer businesses may not have the resources necessary to contract out market research, or to use the more expensive market research tools designed for big enterprises. However, they can use online forms and automated workflows to organize and manage their in-house market research efforts and gain valuable insights. Ongoing market research is essential […]